The programme runs for a total of three weeks. In week one there are three days of training, followed by a two-week work experience placement.

Week one

During the first week you’ll participate in a three-day Your Work pre-employment course, held during school hours.

Run by our experienced trainers, the course involves group work and individual sessions, where you are free to contribute as much as you feel comfortable. All training materials are provided. Course includes:

• Confidence building - increasing motivation and identifying your skills
  
• Confidence at home - helping you to balance your work and home life
  
• The world of work - what employers are looking for
  
• Information about tax credits and childcare options
  
• Useful contacts - details of organisations that can offer help and advice
  
• Support and advice on other Horizons services
  
• Ongoing support - access to support before, during and after your placement from Gingerbread, including a telephone helpline
  
• Action plan - when you finish you’ll have created your own action plan, which reflects what you want to do and how you plan to do it.

Weeks two and three

You will be linked to a work experience placement or voluntary opportunity with a local employer. It’s a real confidence booster and gives you the opportunity to find out if returning to work is really right for you.

Your Work courses are run in areas local to Barclaycard sites so that some of the placements can be provided by Barclaycard.

When & Where?

The following courses will be running through 2010.

London	March 9 – March 26 June 22 - July 9 October 7 – October 22
Northampton	March 2 – March 19 June 29 – July 16 September 28 – October 15 November 9 – November 26
Liverpool	February 23 – March 12 June 29 – July 16 November 2 – November 19
Stockton	March 2 – March 19 June 22 - July 9 November 2 – November 19
Glasgow	March 2 – March 19 June 1 – June 18 November 2 – November 19
London Enfield	February 23 – March 12
Cardiff	March 2 – March 19 June 22 – July 9 November 2 – November 19
Washington Upon Tyne	November 9 – November 26
Basildon	March 16 – April 1

If there isn’t a course running in your area, you can still get help and advice from our Single Parent Helpline on 0800 018 5026‡ (calls to 0800 numbers are free if made from a UK landline).

For further details of these courses or to find out more about the Horizons Your Work programme, please call 0800 652 6364‡ (calls to 0800 numbers are free if made from a UK landline).

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